In May of this year a Westminster committee heard that Northern Ireland’s health service was ‘beyond crisis’ with a spokesperson from the Royal College of Nursing commenting that the health service had ‘fallen off a cliff edge.’ With a series of strikes this year taking place across the sector, I spoke with three nursing students and a midwifery student from Queen’s University Belfast who have been on placement throughout this turbulent year.
Read MoreData obtained by The Scoop shows that the top universities in Northern Ireland have saved over £1.5m in wages withheld from staff participating in strike action by the University and Colleges Union (UCU).
Read MoreA motion calling for the introduction of abortion services to the SU Sexual Health Clinic was passed at a recent SU Council meeting.
Read MoreThe report's findings were stark, with students in their hundreds reporting unwanted sexual experiences, from sexual assault to receiving unwanted sexual images.
Read MoreQ-work is a system through which people can work for Queen’s University. The Scoop recently spoke to a second year student who has been working for Queen’s in the new Student’s Union. She wished to remain anonymous.
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